GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |